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  * Copyright 2005-2008 The Kuali Foundation

  * 

  * 

  * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");

  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

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 package org.kuali.rice.kew.rule.service;

 import java.util.List;

 import org.kuali.rice.kew.rule.bo.RuleAttribute;

 import org.kuali.rice.kew.xml.XmlLoader;

 import org.kuali.rice.kew.xml.export.XmlExporter;

 /**

  * A service which provides data access for {@link RuleAttribute}s.

  * 

  * @see RuleAttribute

  *

  * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

  */

 public interface RuleAttributeService extends XmlLoader, XmlExporter {

     public void save(RuleAttribute ruleAttribute);

     public void delete(Long ruleAttributeId);

     public List findByRuleAttribute(RuleAttribute ruleAttribute);

     public RuleAttribute findByRuleAttributeId(Long ruleAttributeId);

     public List findAll();

     public RuleAttribute findByName(String name);

     public RuleAttribute findByClassName(String className);

 }